Computerworld Vertical IT

AUGUST 5, 2021

Microsoft this week launched its Windows 365 service, revealing prices for the virtual desktops that range between $20 and $162 per user per month. To read this article in full, please click here

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Virtualization Windows Microsoft Operating Systems 95

Network World

APRIL 4, 2022

FortiOS is the vendor’s operating system for the FortiGate family of hardware and virtual components. To read this article in full, please click here How to choose an edge gateway.

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Network Enterprise Enterprise WAN 158

TechSpot

MAY 20, 2024

To prove how dangerous it can be to use old and deprecated operating systems without any antivirus program, firewall or routers in 2024, YouTuber Eric Parker performed a proof-of-concept experiment by setting up a Windows XP virtual machine with an unsecured internet connection.

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Windows Firewall Operating Systems Internet 126

Network World

APRIL 12, 2018

First, there were virtual machines, which ran a whole instance of an operating system. They still run on a server; they just don’t have a dedicated server, virtual machine, or container running 24/7. To read this article in full, please click here It takes the idea of a smaller server footprint to the next level.

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Operating Systems Security Virtualization Trends 146

Gizmodo

MARCH 9, 2021

In an interview published Monday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that by the end of this decade, he expects we’ll all have access to virtual reality goggles that will allow us to feel like we’re teleporting into other people’s houses and hanging out.… The billionaires are once again claiming that tech will save us. Read more.

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Virtualization Operating Systems Policies Social 112

TechSpot

AUGUST 7, 2024

VMware Workstation lets you run Windows, Linux, and a host of other operating systems side-by-side on the same PC. Read Entire Article Switch between OS instantly, share files between VMs with drag-and-drop functionality, create clones and more.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

VMware's ESXi is a hypervisor that allows a server to host multiple virtual machines running various operating systems. Read Entire Article Over the weekend, security researchers discovered that malicious actors are remotely exploiting a bug in VMware ESXi servers from two years ago.

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Vmware Operating Systems Virtualization Research 113

CTOvision

AUGUST 16, 2016

From an enterprise IT standpoint, their championing of the Android operating system has earned them a place in the mobility domain, and their Google Apps offering helped show many businesses that the cloud can work for office automation. Its technical infrastructure and Virtual Reality are also included in Google segment.

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Google Cloud Advertising Operating Systems 150

Network World

MARCH 20, 2017

Two teams of researchers managed to win the biggest bounties at this year's Pwn2Own hacking contest by escaping from the VMware Workstation virtual machine and executing code on the host operating system. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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Virtualization Vmware Operating Systems Malware 60

Network World

APRIL 5, 2017

A critical vulnerability in the widely used Xen hypervisor allows attackers to break out of a guest operating system running inside a virtual machine and access the host system's entire memory. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here The new vulnerability affects Xen 4.8.x, x, and 4.4.x

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Virtualization Operating Systems Open Source Data Center 60

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 29, 2013

A short while ago I posted an article that described how to use Puppet for account management. In that article, I showed you how to use virtual user resources to manage user accounts on Puppet-managed systems. Create a dependency between the virtual user resources and this new subclass. Adding a Subclass.

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Resources Operating Systems Linux Virtualization 121

Network World

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The term “computer virus” calls to mind imagery of pathogenic creepy-crawlies bringing down a device’s operating system, their flagella wriggling as they multiply into hordes that infiltrate its chips and wires. To read this article in full, please click here

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Operating Systems Study Internet Virtualization 111

Scott Lowe

MAY 17, 2024

The year seems to be flying by—much in the same way that all these technical articles keep flying by my Inbox, occasionally getting caught and included here! In this Technology Short Take, I have links on things ranging from physical network designs to running retro operating systems as virtual machines.

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Linux Operating Systems Windows Virtualization 110

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

I adopted OS X as my operating system of choice in 2003 because I wanted a stable, powerful, UNIX-based operating system. This article was originally posted on blog.scottlowe.org. Visit the site for more information on virtualization, servers, storage, and other enterprise technologies. Apple on Intel.

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Apple Operating Systems Applications Linux 149

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

The key to making it work is the idea of a virtual resource. In Puppet, you are normally only allowed to define a resource once; you’d then apply that same resource against multiple systems. The Puppet Labs site does a much better job of explaining virtual resources. Realize the virtual user resources where needed.

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Virtualization Resources Linux Open Source 145

Computerworld Vertical IT

JULY 19, 2021

Microsoft last week introduced Windows 365 , a new service that lets the company cut partners out of the money-making loop by providing virtual PCs to customers. To read this article in full, please click here

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Windows Cloud Operating Systems Virtualization 98

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 25, 2013

Agency must have sufficient information to calculate a cost of operating system per hour (COSH) score. Virtualization must be at least 40% – Virtualization is defined as a technology that allows multiple, software-based machines, with different operating systems, to run in isolation, side-by-side, on the same physical machine.

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Data Center Government Data Storage 246

Network World

MARCH 30, 2017

VMware has released critical security patches for vulnerabilities demonstrated during the recent Pwn2Own hacking contest that could be exploited to escape from the isolation of virtual machines. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here The researchers were awarded $105,000 for their feat.

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Vmware Virtualization Operating Systems Windows 60

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 15, 2013

Microsoft’s ‘Cloud Operating System’ 218,000 Servers in Microsoft Data Centers? Featured Cloud Articles. Featured Modular Articles. ARCHIVED ARTICLES. Virtualization. How many servers do these companies have? Look here to find out. RELATED POSTS: Who Has the Most Web Servers? Select Month.

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Data Center Microsoft Data Disaster Recovery 276

Scott Lowe

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Mirantis published an article discussing a framework they built for bare-metal provisioning with OpenStack that allows OpenStack to place workloads onto bare-metal nodes instead of onto a hypervisor. I don’t have anything for this area this time around, but I’ll stay alert for articles to add next time. Virtualization.

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Vmware Virtualization Storage Hardware 115

Network World

JULY 17, 2024

Interest in the open-source network operating system SONiC is rising as major networking vendors and start-ups look to offer resources to help enterprises give SONiC a try. SONiC is seen as a significant alternative to more traditional, less flexible network operating systems. What is SONiC?

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Open Source Enterprise Enterprise Linux 173

Network World

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Skyport offers SkySecure Server, a remotely deployable platform for Windows and/or Linux virtual machines in a fortress-like environment. It comes pre-built and ready to host and secure either their list or your qualified list of popular host operating systems as VMs. Skyport does one thing, and it does it well.

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Security Linux Operating Systems Windows 108

ComputerWorld IT Management

MAY 18, 2023

Initially this capability came via Apple’s dual-boot system, called Boot Camp, followed by Parallels Desktop, software that ran Windows in a virtual environment. Either way, it eliminated an obstacle — the need to run applications not built for the Mac’s operating system — that had kept the Mac out of most workplaces.

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Windows Operating Systems Intel Applications 89

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

CloudVelocity detects an existing environment, discovering the constituent hosts and blueprinting system components and configuration. It can then provision cloud resources, replicating and synchronizing the entire app stack (including operating system, kernel, app software stack, and app data) in the cloud site. Virtualization.

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Tools Data Center Disaster Recovery Cloud 205

CTOvision

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) announced the awarding of a landmark contract for Mobile Device Management and Mobile Application Store (MDM/MAS) capabilities to support the use of hundreds of thousands of Apple iOS and Android devices across the U.S. Related articles. Department of Defense (DoD).

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Mobile System Device Management Security 245

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

I still have a lot to learn about OpenFlow and networking, but this article from June of last year (it appears to have been written by Ivan Pepelnjak) discusses some of the potential scalability concerns around early versions of the OpenFlow protocol. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Great job, Brad.

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Vmware Storage Virtualization Network 134

Scott Lowe

JUNE 4, 2013

Welcome to Technology Short Take #33, the latest in my irregularly-published series of articles discussing various data center technology-related links, articles, rants, thoughts, and questions. Tom Nolle asks the question , “Is virtualization reality even more elusive than virtual reality?” Virtualization.

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HP Virtualization Hardware Network 113

Scott Lowe

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here’s your weekend reading—a collection of links and articles from around the internet on a variety of data center- and cloud-related topics. I think the article title is a bit click-baity, but the key point in the article—focusing on the expected outcome—is spot on.

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Construction Open Source Virtualization Cloud 101

Computerworld Vertical IT

MAY 20, 2021

Google's Android 12 software has technically been around for a while — since February, in fact, when its first developer preview release plopped out into this musty virtual world. And goodness gracious, is there a lot to digest about what's changing with this saucy little operating system of ours.

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Operating Systems Google Virtualization Software 83

Scott Lowe

MARCH 15, 2024

The vulnerability affects virtually all Linux distributions and allows attackers to bypass the secure boot protections and insert a low-level bootkit. Operating Systems/Applications Here’s one person’s take on sudo for Windows. David Both has an article on using systemd journals for troubleshooting.

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Linux Vmware Load Balancer Malware 113

Scott Lowe

APRIL 8, 2013

Welcome to Technology Short Take #31, my irregularly published series that takes a look at links, posts, articles, and thoughts from around the web related to core data center technologies. This is an older article (published in May of last year), and it’s a bit on the lengthy side, but I like the tack the author uses.

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Storage Vmware WAN Virtualization 125

Scott Lowe

MARCH 5, 2013

Ben Cherian, Chief Strategy Officer for Midokura, helps make a case for network virtualization. Note: Midokura makes a network virtualization solution.) If you’re wondering about network virtualization and why there is a focus on it, this post might help shed some light. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Virtualization Storage Vmware Network 108

Computerworld Vertical IT

MARCH 31, 2021

Microsoft has begun rolling out its Windows release health dashboard to the Microsoft 365 admin portal, a move the company previewed earlier this month at its all-virtual Ignite conference. To read this article in full, please click here

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Windows Microsoft Program Management Operating Systems 85

Scott Lowe

MAY 3, 2013

I try to keep the information linked to data center technologies like networking, storage, virtualization, and the like, but occasionally other items slip through. Operating Systems/Applications. Virtualization. Looking for a good list of virtualization and cloud podcasts? I hope you find something useful.

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Vmware Storage HP Virtualization 123

Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

20, 2012 — NJVC ® , an information technology solutions provider headquartered in northern Virginia and supplier of Cloudcuity™ AppDeployer , and Virtual Global , a provider of cloud-enabled enterprise IT solutions based in northern. About Virtual Global. Since 1995, Virtual Global’s technologies have served.

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Cloud Data Center Virtualization Government 162

Computerworld Vertical IT

APRIL 6, 2021

That's a big step, for sure, but the problem is that it still pales in comparison to the virtually endless software support you can get with systems running certain more traditional operating systems, such as those whose name rhymes with Schmindows. To read this article in full, please click here

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Comparison Operating Systems Windows Virtualization 87

Scott Lowe

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Linux containers are getting a fair amount of attention these days (perhaps due to Docker , which leverages LXC on the back-end) as a lightweight alternative to full machine virtualization such as that provided by “traditional” hypervisors like KVM, Xen, or ESXi. This article was originally posted on blog.scottlowe.org.

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Linux Virtualization Operating Systems Architecture 107